19 Entertainment is a producer of entertainment properties for television with a focus on music. Founded by

Simon Fuller Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer renowned for nurturing and inspiring world class entertainment talent. He is the creator of the ''Idols'' TV format, including the UK s ...

in London in 1985, the company co-produced ''

Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and par ...

'' in the United Kingdom with

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in 2001. The ''

Idol series ''Idol'' (also known as ''SuperStar'' in some countries) is a reality television singing competition format created by British television producer Simon Fuller and developed by Fremantle. The format began in 2001 with the British television se ...

'' has since become one of the most successful entertainment formats, sold to more than seventy countries around the world, including ''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to ...

'' in the United States. 19 Entertainment is also responsible for the production of ''

So You Think You Can Dance ''So You Think You Can Dance'' is a franchise of reality television shows in which contestants compete in dance. The first series of the franchise, created by '' Idols'' producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe, premiered in July 2005 and ha ...

''.

Background and history

Founded in

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, England in 1985, 19 Entertainment was named after the

Paul Hardcastle Paul Louis Hardcastle (born 10 December 1957) is a British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his song " 19", which went to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1985. Early l ...

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which was one of

's first notable successes while working as an A&R man for Chrysalis Records. In 2001 the company co-produced ''

'' in the United Kingdom with

. An immense success, Maggie Brown in ''

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'' states, "the show became a seminal reality/entertainment format once on air that autumn". In 2009 the company announced the purchase of London-based Storm Model Management, one of the world's top modelling agencies. This business was sold back to Storm's management in 2013, ending the firm's activities in fashion. In March 2005, 19 Entertainment founder Simon Fuller sold the company to Robert Sillerman's

CKX, Inc. Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction (formerly known as CKX, Inc., CORE Media Group, Inc. and Industrial Media, LLC) is an American company founded on February 7, 2005, that owns and develops entertainment content and intellectual property. Histo ...

in a cash and stock deal worth $210 million. Subsequent to the deal Fuller remained in his role as

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of 19 Entertainment and added the new role of director of CKX. In his dual role Fuller was able to effectively co-ordinate all creative aspects of the CKX business until January 2010 when, as he approached the end of his employment contract with CKX, Inc., he decided to start up a new business, XIX Entertainment, while still acting as a consultant to CKX / 19 and as an Executive Producer of 19's shows. Following this, CKX announced its intention to shift 19 to becoming a US business focusing solely on ''

'' and ''

'' brands. 19's old Headquarters in

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, London became the headquarters for Simon Fuller's new business, XIX, while the base for 19 Entertainment was transferred to Los Angeles. In September 2010 much of 19's non- ''

'' business was sold to

's new business XIX Entertainment. This included 19's non-Idol management clients such as

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and

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S Club 7 S Club 7 were a British pop group from London, created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller and consisting of members Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett. The gro ...

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, and others. Also transferred to XIX Entertainment were Roland Mouret and

's fashion businesses. Sillerman and partners accepted an offer from Apollo Global Management on July 21, 2011 to purchase the entire stock of CKX, Inc, and the business was re-branded as CORE Media group in 2012 with 19 Entertainment becoming the group's primary west coast division.

19 Television series

Current series

* ''

'' (2002–2016, 2018–present) * ''

'' (2005–present)

Former series

* ''

Miami 7 ''Miami 7'' (known as ''S Club 7 in Miami'' in the U.S.) is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7. Thirteen episodes were produced and aired on CBBC from 8 April to 1 July 1999. During each episode, the members would perform on ...

'' (1999) * ''

L.A. 7 ''L.A. 7'' (known as ''S Club 7 in L.A.'' in the United States) is the second series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club 7. The programme was shown every week on CBBC, from 6 April 2000 to 6 July 2000 and starred all se ...

'' (2000) * ''

S Club 7 Go Wild! ''S Club 7 Go Wild!'' is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7, who teamed up with the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) to help raise awareness of the threats facing wildlife around the world. Each member adopted an endanger ...

'' (2000) * '' S Club Search'' (2001) * '' Hollywood 7'' (2001) * ''

Viva S Club ''Viva S Club'' is the fourth and final series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club. This was the only series that was not filmed in America, instead, it was filmed in Barcelona, Spain. The programme was shown every we ...

'' (2002) * '' American Juniors'' (2003) * ''All American Girl'' (2003) * ''

I Dream ''I Dream'' is a British children's musical television comedy programme aimed at teenage audiences, which aired in 2004. It was set at an esteemed performing arts college near Barcelona, Spain, and focuses on 13 teenagers who are invited to enrol ...

'' (2004) * '' Giving You Everything'' (2007) * '' Little Britain USA'' (2008) * ''

If I Can Dream "If I Can Dream" is a song made famous by Elvis Presley, written by Walter Earl Brown for the singer and notable for its similarities with Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech. The song was published by Elvis Presley's music pu ...

'' (2010)

19 Entertainment films

* '' Spice World'' (co-production with Icon Productions and

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) (1997) * '' Seeing Double'' (co-production with

) (2003) * '' From Justin to Kelly'' (co-production with

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) (2003)

S Club 7 - TV films

* ''

Back to the '50s ''Back to the '50s'' is the first one-off sitcom from the British pop group S Club 7. It first aired in 1999 and was produced for CITV. In this movie, the cast proceeds with their long drive from Miami to Los Angeles – when they suddenly find t ...

'' (1999) * ''

Boyfriends & Birthdays ''Boyfriends & Birthdays'' is the second one-off programme from the British pop group S Club 7. It first aired on 12 December 1999 and was produced for CBBC. In this movie, the cast proceeds with their long drive from Miami to Los Angeles and Rac ...

'' (1999) * ''

Artistic Differences ''Artistic Differences'' is the third one-off programme from the British pop group S Club 7. It first aired in 2000 and was produced for CBBC. In this TV special, the group look in danger when Bradley falls out with Paul over artistic differences a ...

'' (2000) * ''

Christmas Special Christmas themes have long been an inspiration to artists and writers. A prominent aspect of Christian media, the topic first appeared in in literature and Christmas music. Filmmakers have picked up on this wealth of material, with both adaptatio ...

'' (2000)

19 Recordings artist roster

References

External links

Core Media Group website
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Background and history

19 Television series

Current series

Former series

19 Entertainment films

S Club 7 - TV films

19 Recordings artist roster

See also

References

External links